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Pinwheel Blanket!

So in celebration of my nephew being born I am releasing my latest pattern!

You guys voted for baby items and this is the first of a few! (oooh hey now I can use all that blue yarn I have!! woo hoo!)

When that vote came in I was pretty happy, it was good timing, and kinda has kicked me into gear to get some things done!

So I give you:

The Pinwheel Blanket!

Knit up this cozy and unusual recieving blanket for the newest little one in your family. It’s sure to take its place among the special and cherished textiles in your collection.

Use the pattern on a larger loom and knit yourself up a rag rug! Or knit it up on a smaller gauge loom and make a hot pad or placemat. This versitile pattern is a great way to stretch your skills and knit in new directions!

$3.50

Materials needed:

Regular gauge knitting loom or rake with 30 pegs

Worsted weight yarn of your choice, 300 yards main color and 75 yards contrasting color

Yarn needle for seaming

Optional: crochet hook for cable cast on, knitting needles for kitchener stitch.

Level:

Advanced beginner-up!

Sizes:

This is a recieving blanket size, 28 nches in diameter

Skills/Knowledge needed:

E-wrap, Purl stitch, Increasing stitches, Reading from a chart, Basic Removal method for casting off stitches, short rows. (it is helpful to have knowedge of these methods but many of them are explained in the pattern, and tutorial links are given)

Sample knit on the Red Knifty Knitter Loom 

Ready! Set! Go!

Well Brian left last night to help out taking care of our nephew while my sister in law is in labor!  So now we wait! Still don’t know if this little one is a boy or a girl! Oh well. The receiving blanket is done and ready to go, the pattern is written up and I have one more thing I want to do before I release it!

 

I am also working on another little freebie baby pattern and then on to the baby sweater.

I am hoping to get my new toy today.. a chunky rug rake from Lynn Markman Farms. I am going to try out my baby blanket pattern on it and see how it works as a rug! I have some rag yarn made up ages ago and waiting waiting waiting forever till I had something to do with it.. well the time has come!

I am also sooo ready for a vacation after this week.. and stuff keeps coming at me! Luckily Rhinebeck is coming up!

I am ready..so for all those playing Rhinebeck Blogger Bingo.. here is your target!

 

Yep I’m a square.. that about says it all doesn’t it? More details later so you can find me! And hopefully more details later on a Rhinebeck Loom Knitter’s meetup! Gotto coordinate with Isela!

 

A glimpse into my life…

Always in motion Always a bit of a blur Always a little one by my side Their eyes always on my watching..

Me 80% Azia 100%

Well we wiped the computer clean and installed new memory, and all new software. So far so good. I seem to have lost all my email contacts, and my favorites list for Internet explorer. It could be worse! I am at about 80% on the baby blanket, and my test knitter Marilyn  is racing along right behind me! She is awesome!(and if you like Mary Kay pop over to her site they are having a sweepstakes!)

I should be wrapping up the details on the pattern and getting it out later this week. I also hope to have a free pattern to go along with it!

Azia has a finished object! She met her goal and got her magic scarf done by Sunday in time to wear it to church!

It’s a job well done, she did it all except the cast off which I did! Click on the photos for a super large pic!

 

The baby is also only 80% done it seems, they sent my SIL home mid day on Saturday, so we wait.. and I am able to get this little blankie finished!Wednesday is the day she is scheduled for induction if no more action till then!